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Days 16-18 : Travelling home (October 8 - 10) From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1495 days old)
Leaving Churchill was not as straightforward as any of us expected. We were packed and at the airport with an hour to spare but the flight was delayed. It didn't matter to me with 22 hours to waste in… more
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Day 15 - The Last full day in Churchill From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1498 days old)
I'm writing early because we've got a bit of a last night party starting in half an hour and I'm not convinced I'll want to sit down and blog afterwards. The Party is based around a Photography Awards… more
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Day 14 - Thursday October 6 From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1499 days old)
The weather gets colder. Minus seven today but this time the wind has dropped and we had a clear blue sky so when I went out this afternoon to help with the very last radar survey it was quite a pleas… more
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Day 13 - Northern Studies Centre From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1500 days old)
Inspite of a wee hangover after last night I volunteered to go out and do fieldwork rather than stay and do lab work. I got the task of Polar Bear lookout whilst Eleanor (one of the Research students)… more
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Day 12 - Round about Churchill From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1500 days old)
Tuesday was our day off and we got to choose between going on a Tundra Buggy to look for polar bears or going Adventure Walking from Churchill... I chose to walk. Three of us, Keith, Carla and myse… more
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Day 11 - Monday October 3 From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1502 days old)
Tonight we were treated to an even more spectacular display from the Northern Lights. I sat in the viewing dome on top of the Northern Studies Centre for more than an hour watching them arcing across … more
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Day 10 - Northern Studies Centre From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1503 days old)
The day started with the temperature still a little below zero but the winds had dropped and a little light snow was falling outside. The forecast for later in the day was not great so we got out into… more
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Day 9 - Saturday October 1st From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1504 days old)
With the first of October came the first sub zero temperatures, add winds around 50 mph and it's a harsh environment to work in. So I was happy in the morning to get assigned a creative task, plott… more
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Day 8 : September 30 - Northern Studies Centre From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1505 days old)
It's been a good day in the north. We were up, briefed and out by 8.30. This time we travelled inland around 20 miles to a mixed conifer woodland beside two lakes called, creatively, Twin Lakes. L… more
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Day 7: September 29 - Northern Studies Centre From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1506 days old)
If you were wondering when I'd start to do some work for my grant then today is the day it really got going. We had to be up for a 7am briefing and spent the morning learning how to set up and use Gro… more
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Day 6: Churchill - The Northern Studies Centre From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1507 days old)
It has taken a while but I have got here. Yesterday, Tuesday, I flew 900 miles from Toronto to Winnipeg. I gave the journey more tension than I needed to by missing one Toronto airport bus and get… more
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Toronto: A Bob's eye view From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1509 days old)
a few images from around the city over the weekend. Tomorrow I'm off to Winnipeg. … more
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Day 3: The Toronto Marathon From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1510 days old)
I got up early and decided to run part of the marathon course before they got under way... not a chance, at 6.15 (more than half an hour before it got light) the slower runners had been sent on their … more
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Day 1/2: In Toronto From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1511 days old)
Yesterday was a long day of travelling. The flight from the UK took us over a very cloudy North Atlantic and into Toronto via Labrador, a seascape with a thousand rocky islands and very little obvious… more
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Two days to go From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1515 days old)
I think I'm generally sorted. I fly out for Toronto on Friday, still anxious but really excited. On Tuesday I move on to Winnipeg and then to Churchill and the Polar Bears on Wednesday. I had an email… more
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Two weeks to go From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1526 days old)
I'm feelimg pretty organised. Sorted out my flights and accommodation I've even been wandering about in my new boots for the last couple of days. I am really excited but have to admit I'm also real… more
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Brookes staff going on Earthwatch expeditions From
bobpomfret
in Expedition to Churchill, Canada
(1536 days old)
Becky Horton, Roy Grant and myself are all off on Earthwatch expeditions this year. Roy to Alaska, Becky to Peru and I'm going to monitor Climate Change at Churchill in Canada. I'm flying out f… more
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